In early 15th-century Florence an idea took root that was to change art and society for ever: the revival of classical Rome, its values, its culture and its architecture. Abruptly rejecting the Gothic style of the Middle Ages, European architects eagerly adopted a new set of principles to create some of the most wonderful buildings of all time.
| ISBN: | 9780500300626 |
| Publication date: | 22nd April 1996 |
| Author: | Bertrand Jestaz |
| Publisher: | Thames and Hudson an imprint of Thames and Hudson Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | New Horizons |
| Genres: |
Theory of architecture |